Job Description

Post Doctoral Fellow

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The FIRST60: Prehospital, Trauma and Resuscitation Sciences Program (FIRST60)is an interprofessional team of clinicians, researchers and trainees seeking to understand and improve care from time of injury to acute resuscitation. The first 60 minutes are critical for resuscitation of the sickest patients, whether from an injury or cardiac arrest.


Trauma is the leading cause of death for young Canadians. St. Michael's Hospital is a lead trauma hospital, providing specialized care for severely injured patients, whether arriving by land or air. Dr. Brodie Nolan leads a dynamic, world leading resuscitation sciences program focusing on improving prehospital trauma care and evaluating acute trauma resuscitation, with a focus on hemorrhage, transfusion, and AI.


The FIRST60 program is currently looking for a

Post Doctoral Fellow

to work alongside Dr. Nolan and team to develop a specialized area of research and expertise in prehospital, transfusion, and acute trauma resuscitation.


This position encompasses developing research ideas and designing research studies under the direction of Dr. Nolan and team, leading and managing some parts of or entire studies, along with writing proposals, manuscripts and presentations for knowledge dissemination.

Activities, Duties & Responsibilities:

Research Study Development and Initiation

Leads/manages some parts of or an entire study under the direction of a Supervising Scientist


Conducts ongoing review of relevant literature to keep up with current knowledge


Participates in and leads team/lab meetings and research rounds by providing insightful and intellectual discussions and presentations


Develops protocols and budget; initiates and leads small to moderate level studies under the direction of a Supervising Scientists


Writes proposal and application for awards in conjunction with the Principal Investigator to increase funding, enhance CV and the profile of the institution, e.g., CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship and scholarships


Develops novel research ideas and designs scientific studies of moderate scope to address knowledge gap or complex problems


Utilizes research knowledge to contribute to institutional activities, e.g., being a judge for poster competitions, etc

Report/Manuscript Writing and Presentations

Writes reports and manuscripts for publication as first author, under the guidance / mentorship of the Scientists/Investigative team while maintaining responsibility for academic output of research studies


Networks and collaborates with other Researchers to keep abreast of new developments in research and exchange information


Selects appropriate techniques/methods to analyze data and provides interpretation of study results

Day to Day Project and Staff Guidance

May provide day to day guidance to research staff and students


Guides and mentors students on how to conduct research/analysis and how to write and review their work


Seeks, develops, and maintains, internal and external relationships for research collaborations and partnership

Qualifications:

Within the past 1-2 years, completed a recognized Doctoral (PhD or MD) degree


Demonstrable knowledge and experience in prehospital projects and/or evaluation of acute resuscitation (trauma and cardiac arrest) is

preferred

Detail oriented with very good analytical skills related to proposal development/project management is

required

Experience in several aspects of research study development, initiation, execution, analysis and interpretation is

required

Experience with the preparation of manuscripts and data presentation

required

Excellent communication (verbal/written) and interpersonal skills is

required

Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects in a timely manner and flexibility to adapt to changing workload


Strong problem-solving skills


Capable of independent interpretation of study related data


Professionalism and self-motivation







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